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American Kestrel
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American Kestrel

by William McCarey

Category: AvianAdded March 19, 2007262 views

Birds of Prey

Keywords: kestrel, falcon, inflight

American Kestrel at Cosumnes NWR near Sacramento, CA. I was hanging out the driver's window (my wife was leaning over steering...at slow speed) so I could shoot this guy as he flew across the roadway.

Canon 20D, ISO 800, f/11, 1/1000" Canon 75-300mm lens @300mm.
Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalCaptive: No